Suffering definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'suffering' ; the pain, misery, or loss experienced by a person who suffers · the state or an instance of enduring pain, etc ; the bearing or ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'suffering'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× suffering (sʌfərɪŋ ) Wordforms:pluralsufferings 1. variablenoun Sufferingisseriouspainwhichsomeonefeelsintheirbodyortheirmind. Theybegantorecoverslowlyfromtheirnightmareofpainandsuffering. Ithascausedterriblesufferingtoanimals. Hismanynovelshaveportrayedthesufferingsofhisrace. Synonyms:pain,torture,distress,agony MoreSynonymsofsuffering 2. Seealsolong-suffering COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof suffering Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'suffering' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'suffering' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'reiki' HindiTranslationof'suffering' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency sufferinginBritishEnglish (ˈsʌfərɪŋ ,ˈsʌfrɪŋ ) noun1. thepain,misery,orlossexperiencedbyapersonwhosuffers 2. thestateoraninstanceofenduringpain,etc CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssufferingly(ˈsufferingly)adverb WordFrequency sufferinginAmericanEnglish (ˈsʌfərɪŋ ;ˈsʌfrɪŋ ) noun1.  thebearingorundergoingofpain,distress,orinjury 2.  somethingsuffered;pain,distress,orinjury SIMILARWORDS: disˈtress Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency sufferinginAmericanEnglish (ˈsʌfərɪŋ,ˈsʌfrɪŋ) noun1. thestateofapersonorthingthatsuffers 2. (oftensufferings) somethingsufferedbyapersonoragroupofpeople;pain thesufferingsofthesoldiers Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformssufferinglyadverb Wordorigin[1300–50;ME;seesuffer,-ing1] Examplesof'suffering'inasentence suffering Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Wehaveallmovedthroughdeepsufferingandgreatlossofvariouskinds.ChristianityToday(2000)Thedistinctionliesinthegratuitousnatureofthepainorsuffering.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Theirworkisoftendepressingbecausehumanproblemsinvolvesufferingandsolutionsarenoteasy.Brown,Muriel&PayneSarahIntroductiontoSocialAdministrationinBritain(1990)Heintendedsimplytoprayforasufferingpersonwhohadbeenbroughtbeforehim.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Theymustbothhaveexperienceddreadfulsufferingbeforetheirdeaths.TheSun(2011)Theresultismiseryandsuffering,andmoredeathsatsea.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Iamnottheonlypersonsufferingforimmutablestandardsofpropriety.Goshgarian,GaryExploringlanguage(6thedn)(1995)Sociviliansufferingandlossoflifecontinues,andthechancesofanykindofpoliticalsettlementrecede.Times,SundayTimes(2009) COBUILDCollocations suffering  civiliansuffering psychologicalsuffering terriblesuffering unbearablesuffering unimaginablesuffering unnecessarysuffering untoldsuffering Trendsof suffering Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages suffering BritishEnglish:suffering NOUN/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/Sufferingisseriouspainwhichsomeonefeelsintheirbodyortheirmind.Theybegantorecoverslowlyfromtheirnightmareofpainandsuffering.AmericanEnglish:suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/BrazilianPortuguese:sofrimento Chinese:痛苦EuropeanSpanish:sufrimiento French:souffrance German:Leid Italian:sofferenza Japanese:苦しみKorean:고통EuropeanPortuguese:sofrimento LatinAmericanSpanish:sufrimiento Thai:ความทุกข์ทรมาน Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically suffering sufferableness sufferance sufferer suffering suffete suffice sufficeittosay AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof suffering suffer easesuffering humansuffering long-suffering animalsuffering Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofsufferingfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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